Lobby Bar – It May Not Be Much, But It’s Ours

Shark Week.Smartphones are ruining vacations for many people as colleagues and customers now expect 24×7 availability. Since turning them off really isn’t an option, our experts came up with a list of “things you can do with your smartphone on vacation” including 1.) Feed it to a shark, 2.) Let a monkey take selfies with it, and 3.) Leave it on the train in Japan. The last one probably won’t work, however, as you will likely be reunited with your smartphone by a bowing stranger within hours (minutes if on the bullet train).

Augustus Moment. The Roman Senate changed name of the first emperor of the Roman Empire from Octavian to Augustus, derived from the Latin word Augere (“to increase”). By naming what is now the eighth month of the Gregorian calendar after Augustus, however, the senate set in motion an ever-increasing high temperature for the month, although some people still blame global warming.

Incomplete Foods. Anna Breuer placed her first order from Amazon Prime Now for a Whole Foods delivery but, on one of the hottest days of the year, two of the cold items (sushi and gelato) arrived warm. Not very cool, guys!

We don’t need no stinkin’ cards.Chase updated all of its ATMs to use Apple Pay. What the banking giant didn’t announce was that, for those customers who still use Android, it is giving out free iPhones so that those customers can take advantage of the feature too.

The remote city of San Miguel de Allende, 170 miles (274 kilometers) northwest of Mexico City, was founded in 1542 by San Miguel El Grande, a San Franciscan monk. The city was a focal point of the Mexican war for independence from Spain. It was renamed after Ignacio Allende, a hero of the independence movement. Today, the region is home to more than 72,000 residents including a large U.S. and …

Six U.S. airlines said they are working to introduce additional gender options for travelers who do not identify exclusively as male or female.
The change will add options for “unspecified” and “undisclosed” and will keep airlines in compliance with U.S. and foreign government requirements that allow passenger data to match the identification carried by travelers to airport security checkpoints and immigration controls.
The move follows the adoption of new standards for travelers …